Mounting of tags for can-like containers



Oct. 20, 1931. F. e. ROBINSON MOUNTING 0F TAGS FOR CAN LIKE CONTAINERS Fil ed Feb. 4, 1951 AMI n t! Patented Oct. 20,1931;

UNITED STATES,

" rnnnnmox GUY ROBINSON, or KI Ies-ron riron-n unn nnetnni moun'rmeor Tries frortoiinfi xii comment i Application filed February 4, 1931, Serial No. 513,404 at}; in Gre at-Britaiiii fi l 3 I, p

This invention relates to-paintand like cans of the kind provided with means for positively engaging a device,jindicating the colour, quality or other particulars of the 5 contents of the can, to prevent its lateral movement around or alongthe top beaded edge or rim of the can body, the upper or clip portion of the indicating device for this purpose being formed-With a through hole to adapted to be engaged by a projection on tongue on the lid when thelatter is placed in position; According to the present invention, I a

' through hole is formed in the lid instead of '15 in the-upper or clip portion of the indicating;

device, and the latteris provided or formed with a tongue or projection adaptedfto be passed through said hole so asfto prevent lateral movement of the indicating device" 2 around'or along the top beaded edge or rim of the can.- The through hole may be formed 7 in thelateral flange of the lid or through a lip extending therefrom, whilst the tongue or projection of the upper or clip portion of the indicating device, after being passed throughthe hole in the flange or lip of the lid from the underside thereof, may be bent downwardly into the well or dished portion of the lid so as to lie againsttheiinner face so of the upstanding wall or flange of said lid.

In order that the invention may be clearly understood and readily carried into efi'ect,

the same will now bemore fully described with reference to and by the aidiof the accompanying drawings; wherein:'c

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a circular; paint can be fitted with an indicating device according to the invention. I a I a a Figure 2 is a part section on line A-A of 40 Figure l drawn to an enlarged scale for the sake of clearness. 1 y

F1gure-3 is a plan of Figure 2.-

Figures 4 and 5 are similar views to Fig i and 3 but show a-modified form of ures 2 clip.

Figures (Sand form of clip.

4 andthe.extendedtongiieportionis passed a I I g tends'to keepcloser to the side of the tin and 7 are also-similarviews to" Figures 2 and 3 but show another modifi'ed the vwith a to. en-' gage the Ibeaded edged of'athefcanpbody 1..

The lid 5 is provided with a lip 7 adapted tobear upon the clip portion oftheindicat ing device 2 and'prevent the latter being forcedupwardly;

I In ,orderwto preventlateral or vertical therethrough'is bent downwardly: .soias'tolie clip portion 3isf shaped tofit the'beaded-edge upwardly through a slit' 6" and thensecured in position by bendingoutwardly onthelip 7 of the lid flange. In the form shownat Figures 6 and 7 even greatersecurity is tafforded by forming two slits 6 in the lip 7 and the flange respectively, and passing the 7 tongue portion of the clip upwardly through thevouter slit and downwardly through the inner. If desired,the tongue portion may be passed downwardly through the outer slit and upwardly" through the inner slit and may be so finished by bending into the lid recess as in Figure 2. I V p The tongue or projection on the indicating device,'when passed through the hole in the lid' fiangej from the underside, prevents the 7 indicating device as a whole being displaced V vertically, Whilst in order to prevent removal of the indicating device tongue or pro j'ecti-on maybe provided orformed with a cut and raised portion or lipwhich is adapted to engage the side of the hole in the lid flange through which said tongue or projec-t tion is passed, i v p p I r Thefllower part of the indicating device 2 is therebyless liable to damage if the upper part presses against'thebead ofthe tin rather than against the body of the tin, and in this fagainstlthe -WLll fo'f the lid lrecess; :Inthe v modified.formushown' at Figures 4 and '5 the I aperturein thelid and is bent laterally above 2. The combination with a can-like container having its lid formed with a central depressed portion and "provided with an apertured lip projecting from the marginal wall of said depressed portion, of a device for identifying a characteristic of thecontents of theconta'iner having. atongue which extends through the apertured lip and has its end i V bent downward into the depressed portionof 3. The combination with a can-like container'having two, radially spaced, apertures formed in alip onits lid, of a device for identi-fying a characteristic of the-contents of the container having a tongue which is passed through both-said apertures.

4. The" combination :with a can-like containerhaving. an aperture formed in a lip on its lidyof a; device for identifyin g a characteristicof the contentsof the container hav ting a tongue which extends upward through saidaperturein the lid and is bent radially outward ofsaid lip above the lid.

FREDERICK vGUY ROBINSON. 

